What is the UEFA Super Cup?

It is a match contested by the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League from the previous season.

It is seen as the season opener for European competitions.

Where will it be held?

Vodafone Park, the home of Besiktas in Istanbul, will host the UEFA Super Cup final.

Vodafone Park will host the UEFA Super Cup final on August 14, 2019

It is the first time the Super Cup has been held in Turkey. Istanbul beat Tirana (Albania), Toulouse (France), Haifa (Israel), Astana (Kazakhstan), Belfast (Northern Ireland) and Gdansk (Poland) to hosting the final.

When is it?

The UEFA Super Cup final - the 44th edition of the competition - will take place on Wednesday,August 14, 2019, three days after the new Premier League season gets underway.

A kick-off time is yet to be announced.

Atletico Madrid are the current holders of the UEFA Super Cup

Holders

Atletico Madrid are the reigning holders after beating local rivals Real Madrid at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinnm Estonia.

No Spanish side will be in it for the first time since 2008.

Who will be in the final?

For the first time in the history of the competition we will see an all-English UEFA Super Cup.

English winners

There will be the English winners of the UEFA Super Cup for the first time since Liverpool in 2005.

Liverpool and Tottenham reached the Champions League final, which takes place on Saturday, June 1, 2019 after dramatic comebacks against Barcelona and Ajax respectively, while Chelsea and Arsenal will contest the Europa League final on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.

How many fans will be there?

Vodafone Park, which is an all-seater stadium, has a capacity of around 41,000.

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Country vs Country

It will be the eighth time the UEFA Super Cup will feature two teams from the same country.

It has previously been achieved five times by Spanish teams (2006, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018) and twice by Italian teams (1990 and 1993).

Will VAR be in use?

The 2019 UEFA Super Cup final will go down in history as the first to feature the use of Video Assistant Referee.

How can I follow the Champions League final?

You can follow all of the action from Vodafone Park on the Sky Sports app and skysports.com with our dedicated UEFA Super Cup live blog, which will feature the best build-up, commentary and reaction from Istanbul.